laughingstock; butt of ridicule
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to put on airs; to assume importance
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
man who is popular with women
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
in accordance with plans; just as planned
not necessarily so; is not always true
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
grip (of hand); grip strength
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)